Mickey Rourke Evicted From LA Home After Rejecting $100,000 Raised Through GoFundMe

Mickey Rourke is now facing eviction from his Los Angeles home after turning down money that supporters raised online to help him cover rent.

Earlier this week, a judge issued a ruling that grants possession of the property back to the landlord and officially ends Rourke’s rental agreement. The decision came after the actor and former boxer failed to pay around $60,000 that he owed on the property.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Rourke received a three-day notice in December ordering him to either pay the overdue rent or leave the Beverly Grove home. Reports say he did not settle the outstanding amount during that time.

By the end of December, Rourke’s landlord moved forward with a formal eviction complaint over the unpaid rent.

After the complaint was filed, people working with Rourke attempted to help him address the situation. His management team created a GoFundMe page with the goal of raising enough money to cover the housing costs.

Rourke is being evicted from his LA home Megan Cencula/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images

The fundraiser page was set up by Kimberley Hines, who works as an assistant to Rourke’s manager. The description on the page stated that the effort had been created with the actor’s approval.

Part of the message in the fundraising description read: "Mickey is facing a very real and urgent situation: the threat of eviction from his home. This fundraiser is being created with Mickey's full permission to help cover immediate housing-related expenses and prevent that from happening."

Within just 48 hours, the campaign raised more than $102,000 for the 73-year-old actor, surpassing the original goal that had been set.

Rourke later addressed the fundraiser publicly and made it clear that he did not want the money.

In a long video that he posted on Instagram, the actor described the situation as embarrassing and asked people not to donate.

In the video, Rourke said: "Something's come up that... I'm really frustrated, confused, and I don't understand... Somebody set up some kind of foundation or fund for me, to donate money, like charity. And that's not me, OK?"

"If I needed money, I wouldn't ask for no f**king charity. I'd rather stick a gun up my a** and pull the trigger."

He continued speaking about the fundraiser in the same video, saying: "This thing is very embarrassing... Don't give any money, and if you gave money, get it back. It's really humiliating. They say it's up to $100,000. I wouldn't take a f**king nickel of charity from anybody."

Although Rourke did not personally create the campaign, Hines later explained that her assistant set up the page on her behalf. She also maintained that the actor had been informed about the fundraiser before it went live.

Despite that explanation, Rourke still encouraged anyone who had donated to the campaign to request their money back.

Rourke called the fundraiser embarrassing @mickey_rourke_/Instagram

In the same video message, Rourke also said that living conditions at the property had become extremely difficult.

He told viewers that he had stopped paying rent because the owners who bought the home had not taken care of serious problems in the building.

"I said I'm not paying rent, because there's mice, there's rats, the floor is rotten, one bathtub there is no water," he explained while speaking directly to fans.